B7 - Non-Communicable diseases Flashcards
1
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Non-Communicable disease risk factors
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Smoking - Lung disease/cancer + CVD
Obesity - Type 2 Diabetes
Carcinogens - Cancer
Smoking + alcohol when pregnant - poor development of foetus
2
Q
Cancer cause
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Uncontrolled cell growth and division triggered by certain changes in cells, which leads to the formation of growths of abnormal cells called tumours
3
Q
Benign tumors
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Tumors that stay in one place in the body and aren’t able to spread to and invade other tissues
4
Q
Malignant tumors
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Cancerous and are able to grow and spread into neighbouring tissues
5
Q
How are secondary tumors formed
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Cells can break off malignant tumours and travel in the bloodstream to cause secondary tumours in other parts of the body
